The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewContro…

Code

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• Repository · github.com
• Plugin source · wordpress.org

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Mar 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.

Sources

• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2732

  The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attack

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · github.com
• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · wordfence.com